St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-19
The Crowd So Great That Many
Went Without Food or
Lodgings.
The President Given a Very
Hearty Greeting to Geor-
gia's Chief City.
The Speeeh-Making and Re-
ception---A Rather Anus
ing Incident.

1000 of those here last night failed to
lind beds. The corridors and stairs of
the kimball house. where the president
Is chartered. had the appearance of
hastily made bivouac. Sleeping forms
were lying in all directions upon the
floor and stairs. Atlanta is a prohibit
ton town. and despite the crowd and
enthusiasm there is very little
drunkenness. The presidential party
did not retire until 2 o'clock
this morning. it having been found inn
possible to get their baggage through
the crowds and TO the rooms earlier. AS
Il consequence they breakfasted late
this morning. At IL o'clock President
Collins and Vice President Grady, of
The exposition. called at the presidents
room and escorted the president, Mrs.
Cleveland and Postmaster General Villas
to the capitol, where they entered the
governors room and were received by
GOV. Gordon. The visiting governors,
the supreme court of the state, the
members of the governors staff, the
United States officials, the mu-
hicipal authorities, and the
members of the legislature
were presented to the city's guests. The
ceremony over the distinguished visit
OrS. escorted by Gov. Gordon, Senators
Brown and C0lquitt and accompanied by
the visiting governors, and many other
people of distinction, proceeded to Pied
mont park. which is the exposition
ground. y national salute was fired as
the procession entered the gates of the
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erS' stand. The formalitieS of welcome
to the president began with a prayer, by
Rev. DIR. Bartlett, of the Presbyterian
church, after which w. II. Grady. vice
president of the exposition. in brief
come tu the president. The president
REPLIED AS FOLLOWS:
When in 1854 convention was held in
the state of Tennessee, having for its object
the development of the resources of the
Western and Southern states. one Of the
most prominent and far-seeing statesmen of
the country foretold the future greatness and
importance of point Dekalb county in the
state of Georgia, called Atlanta, not far
from the village of Decatur. The place was
the property called "a point for Atlanta
WAS then merely Il name given to the rail
road station here. having no fair
pretenSion to being either village or city.
1t was Nv q years after this that the name
was adopted by the people of the little vii
lagc of Narthasville. when they proudly ac-
quired lily charter. Experiencing ali the
struggles common to municipal growth, it
had in 1861 Il population of about Is, 600.
Soon thereafter all the thunders of war
sounded ali about her, and besieged army
occupied her streets and business places.
Her buildings and property were destroyed
10y both arnieS-the besieged and beSiegers-
10 such an extent that when the in
habtintS. in December, 1864, returned
to the city from which they
driven thair
homes wrecked and burned and their cit va
scene of deSulate ruin. Thus il is that the
Atlanta of today may well be said to date
trom $50. have lately seen evidences of
the activity and perseverance of the people
of the United States in the creation of pros
PerouS alid busting cities, and in overcom-
lug difficulties that are inseparable from new
settlements and the growth of new cities
But il seems Ia me that
IN ELEMENT OF HERoIsM
Is added by a people who view without
despair the destruction of ali they have
wrought-who begin again to build their
waste piaces-and who. in spite of the great
est disbursements, evince Il determination
toreach their destiny. In twenty-five years,
the second Atlanta has been built incoinpar
ably larger. more prosperous, ard fairer than
the destroyed Atlanta. Her place as first
among the cities Of great state.
and her large Manufacturing inter-
ests are evidence of the courage and
enterprise of her people. They may well be
PROUD OF me WORK OF thelr hands. n or shall
the glory uf their achievements be left to their
sole qualification. All their countrymen NAV
congratulate themselves that what has here
been done IS the result of American courage
and American enterprise. Surely nothing
should stand in the way of such congratula-
lion and tine citizen who seeing these addi-
tions to the wealth and progress of the
nation cannot now from his
who have restored Atlanta, these are nv
countrymen forgetS his fealtv to American
citizenship. The efforts of Atlanta in the
direction of an improved condition of trade
and business have not been selfish and cir
cumScribcd. The International Cotton Ex-
position of 1881 and the National CONNER
rial convention of 1885, both important
events, which originated with her people and
were held here, were of great
direct advantage to large section
and of great benefit to the entire
country. To-day Atlanta holds another ex-
position I" which the people of Georgia and
ncighbOring states are invited to display
their products and their manufactures. and
u give proof of their resources. The ocea-
sion cannot fail to lead TO the best results
Every man at all concerned in what is here
exhibited will return to his home with new
plans and purposes which win result in his
Increased prosperity, and the aggregate
porous neighborhood; its contagion
makes rich and prosperous state. We
often hear of a state noted for its excellent
products This is not always the result of
enterprise of its people inaugtrating such
cXpOsitions as this, where they may meet
and take counsel and learn of each other.
All of Gcorgia's neighboring states still feel
Tie impulse OF the cotton exposition of 1891
and trust that the Piedmont exhibition NAV
prove of a. great benefit as those to the ma
tcrial welfare of the large section of country
which has contributed to its success
At the conclusion of the presidents
speech repeated calls were made for
Gov. Gordon. In response the governor
arose and proposed
THEE CHEERS FOR MRS. CLEVELAND.
which were given with wild enthusi-
assn. The multitude was determined.
however, to have speech from the gov
ernor. and, IN response to prolonged
calls, he came forward and said:
My fellow countrymen: will do nothing
more than join you in the loud acclaim that
IemblcS upon this Southern air and thrills
our very being in welcome to a Democratic
cheering. join each and all of you in the
proclamation which your hearts utter that
we have in our midst the man of DESTINY
without Waterloo in the past or the future
FROM THE SPEAKING STAND.
the president and party were conducted
10 Machinery hall, in which they tar
ried nearly half an hour. 1t was pro-
posed to take them thence to the main
nall of the exposition, but the crowd
Was fairly impenetrable and the pur-
pose was abandoned. The public re-
cepuon at the exposition ground was
pleasant affair OF its kind; no attempt
being made to shake the hands
of the passcrs-by, and the whole pro-
ceeding being over in three-quarters of
an hour. This ended the proceedings at
the fair grounds, whence the visitors
were conducted to the club house of the
Gentlemen's Driving club, where lunch
was served under the supervision of
the wives of club members. From this
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